Read the pitiful efforts by the Boston Globe to argue that Brady is innocent until proven guilty. The Globe might have some basis for this IF someone were proposing criminal prosecution. The standards for civil law, however, is the opposite. The thugs from Boston would need to ‘splain all [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Athletes’
May 7th, 2015 - 11:20 am § in The Ave Scene
ATHLETES AS THUGS!: What happens if a fan files a CIVIL suit for damages against the Effin Pats?
No Minimum Wage for Huskie Players .. we can not afford it!
Amazing .. Local politics seesm to have penetrated all the way to the NCAA! Mow yhe NCAA seems to have adopted the meme used here in Seattle to oppose a minimum age! Now our former UW President, Marc Emmert, is claiming that paying football players and basketball players any wage would mean the[...]
March 24th, 2015 - 8:43 am § in Misc.
Beating the Hell Out of the NFL!
Urschel earned a Master’s in mathematics on his way to a 4.0 GPA at Penn State, but decided to enter the NFL after he was drafted in 2014. In a piece published in The Players’ Tribune last week, Urschel explained why he decided to put his brilliant mind at risk by playing such a violent [&hellip[...]
February 4th, 2015 - 12:20 pm § in Uncategorized
Racism and the NFL
NFL Plantation Economics and all praise due to Marshawn – Brooklyn Bodega When Jevon Kearse caught that pass on the final drive by the Seahawks yesterday I thought it was the most incredible athletic moment I had ever seen. The only… brooklynbodega.wpengine.com[...]
February 1st, 2015 - 12:50 pm § in Misc.
A Football Hero
29-year-old leaves NFL and $37 million contract to become farmer in order to feed the hungry St. Louis Rams center Jason Brown has left the NFL to pursue farming… dailykos.com[...]
January 24th, 2015 - 11:18 am § in America
What Would Washington Say About Deflategate?
Wait, the NFL is a ‘non-profit’ organization? From Daily Kos: If you want your blood to boil, read this piece on how the NFL fleeces taxpayers. It has shit like this: Though Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal claims to be an anti-spending conservative, each year the state of Louisiana forci[...]
November 23rd, 2014 - 11:10 am § in The Ave Scene
Can The UW Huskies Compete With The Harvard Johns?
As the UW football season winds down to an anti-climatic try at a minor bowl game, this may be a good time to compare our program with the program at Harvard. Going into the Yale game, Harvard is dominating the Ivies. One win away from an undefeated season and the Ivy League championship the Crimson[...]
October 26th, 2014 - 11:13 am § in The Ave Scene
Is Russel Wilson Black?
A report Thursday claims some African-American players on the Seahawks team are questioning the “blackness” of quarterback Russell Wilson. Regardless of how true it is, Wilson had to addressed the issue. Don’t get me wrong, I love the fact that we are even asking the question o[...]
October 13th, 2014 - 10:46 am § in Misc.
The NFL’s Problems Begin in Academia: The view from FSU
A month ago, the UW Athletic Department gave its quarterback, Cyler Miles from Denver, a pass … punishing him with a one game suspension after he admitted participating in an assault on two fans of the Seahawks. How this man did not even get charged with a misdemeanor by the Seattle Police [...]
October 12th, 2014 - 11:36 am § in The Ave Scene
HUSKY MIRACLE: 31 to 7!
Did you enjoy the marvelous .. maybe miraculous victory .. of the UW Huskies over the UC Bears? 31 to 7!!!! At the same time you might think about the student athletes who played this game for you. According to NJ Senator Corey Booker, high level collegiate athletes work for their teams 70[...]